Google Expands AI Plus Subscription to 35 New Countries

Google is taking its AI subscription global. The company announced that Google AI Plus is launching in 35 countries, with auto-upgrades for existing Google One subscribers.

According to the announcement, the rollout extends AI Plus availability alongside Google’s broader AI subscription plans.

Google AI Plus is priced at $7.99 per month in the US, with a 50% introductory discount for new subscribers.

Standardization before acceleration

The timing is deliberate. Instead of introducing new headline features, Google is prioritizing consistency around how its paid AI offering is priced, accessed, and packaged inside its broader subscription lineup. The tech titan described AI Plus as a way to lower the entry point while bringing together advanced AI tools.

By settling pricing, eligibility, and upgrade rules first, Google creates a stable foundation before rolling out the next wave of models and capabilities. The move reads as groundwork being laid now, with faster product changes expected to follow.

A full list of supported countries is included in Google’s announcement.

Core AI tools bundled into one plan

AI Plus pulls together several of Google’s consumer-facing AI tools under a single tier, combining model access, creation tools, and research features that had previously been spread across products.

• Gemini app with advanced models: Access to higher-capability Gemini models named in the announcement, designed for more complex tasks such as coding, reasoning, and multi-step instructions inside the Gemini app.
• Deep Research in Gemini: Built-in research functionality that supports multi-step, real-time research workflows inside Gemini for more in-depth queries and analysis.
• Flow: An AI video creation tool that supports text-to-video and image-to-video workflows, aimed at generating short clips and scenes rather than full-length productions.
• Whisk: A generative media tool focused on rapid visual ideation, allowing users to remix images and, through Whisk Animate, generate short videos from image inputs.
• NotebookLM: An AI-assisted research and writing tool with higher usage limits, supporting summaries, audio overviews, Q&A, reports, and slide generation from user-provided sources.
• Workspace AI features: Built-in Gemini assistance across Gmail, Docs, Sheets, Slides, Meet, and other Workspace apps to support writing, organization, and workflow tasks.
• AI credits: A monthly allocation of AI credits included with the plan, used primarily for generative video creation tools such as Flow.
• 200 GB of cloud storage: Storage bundled through Google One, shared across Google services rather than reserved exclusively for AI tools.
• Family sharing: The plan’s benefits can be shared with other members of a Google family group, following the same sharing model used for Google One storage.

The bundle sets a clear starting point for users who want broader AI access without stepping up to premium tiers.

Usage caps and access rules

AI Plus includes clear limits and eligibility rules that define how the tools can be used and who can access them.

• Age requirements: Several features are restricted to adults. Tools such as the Gemini app, Flow, and Deep Research require users to be 18 or older.
• Monthly AI credits: The plan includes a fixed monthly allocation of AI credits, used primarily for Flow video generation. Credits reset each month and cannot be topped up at this tier.
• Generation and usage limits: Some tools enforce caps on concurrent or monthly usage. Flow limits the number of simultaneous generations, while video creation tools carry monthly output limits.
• Language restrictions: Certain features are constrained by language support. For example, Flow currently accepts prompts only in English, with responses also delivered in English.
• Account and billing exclusions: Users subscribed to Google One through third-party partners or Pixel Pass are not eligible to upgrade directly to AI Plus.
• Higher-tier requirements: Expanded AI credits, higher generation limits, and broader access to advanced features are reserved for Google’s higher-tier AI plans.

As the offer reaches more users, these boundaries define the practical experience of the plan as much as the tools themselves.

Folding AI into everyday services

By tying AI tools to storage, productivity apps, and family sharing, Google frames AI Plus as a service extension of products users already pay for. The expansion suggests the company expects AI adoption to mirror the rise of cloud storage and premium software, becoming a standard paid service through bundling rather than a series of one-off purchases.

Apple is preparing to unveil a major Siri upgrade built on Google’s Gemini, with a debut expected in February.

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